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bour, but she got under weigh yesterday - morning, and passed the Nore light-vessel at one o'clock, P.br. with a fair wind. Gibraltar Chronicles of the 20th of April are re ceived. His Majesty's ship Herald had arrived there from Malta in seven days, bound to England. We received German Papers this morning, bringing news from Trieste to the 27th of April. If we are to believe the reports circulated there respecting Misso longhi, IBRAHIM has been most signally defeated, his fleet 'set on fire by MIAULIS, and the brave town relieved from famine by timely supplies : TRUSTE, APRIL 26. (From the Osservatore Triotino, of April 27.) The Captain of a merchantman, who left Prevesa on the 14th April, says that it was reported in Prevesa that there had been nether action before Bliesolonghi, to the disadvantage of the Turks, and that Ibrahim had returned to the Morea, leaving 14,000 Turks to continue the siege ; and having given orders to the Turkish fleet to maintain the blockade on the sea aide. TRIESTE, ♦PRIL 26. The deliverance of Miseolonghi, and the triumphant entrance 61 Miaulis into that harbour, are confirmed from all quarters. According to the latest accounts from Prevesa, of 19th April, the Seraskier, Redschid Paella, was there confined by a dangerous round, which he received iu one of the late actions. Ibrahim PaeWe enterprise is represented as having totally failed. His hen attack was made a short time before the arrival of Miaulie, of whnee approach he was previously informed by the Captain of a EurOpean ship ; it however proved very disastrous to him. The rafts, by which part of his troops were to make the attack, were driven, by contrary winds, on the sand banks in the Lagoons, under the walls of Alissolonghi. The besiegers took advantage of this misfortune, by the which the Egyptian troops that had been embarked were placed in the most perilous situation, and canted a great destruction among them by the fire of their artillery. (lour s and Fabvier made themselves masters of the works of the Turks on the land side, and by their arrival threw every thing into alarm as far as Arta. The latest private letters from Corfu come down to the 15th April ; they unanimously assert that Noto Ilottario, Commander of Missolongbi, and Miaulis, are admired and revered as the deliverers of Greece. On the 9th April it was observed, from the walls of Misso longhi, towards Pares, that some ships were on fire, and it was believed that Miaulis had attacked the Egyptian fleet. The in lkabitanta of Missolongi have solemnly declared to the Greek Go- Yernment their most cordial gratitude for the supplies of ammy tition and proviiions, and at the same time added the assurance, that they needed nothing more to preserve Missolonghi as a sacred deposit APRIL .29. His Royal Highness the Prince of Salerno left this city yester tq With his consort, the Archduchess Clementina, and the Princess, their daughter, to return to Naples. 7 eletalliques, 691; Bank Shares, 1063. THE PUNDS: City, half-past twelve o'clock this day. Consols this Morning opened at 781, 9, but afterwards were ~ielers at j, and even as low as 781. The chief of the business Yesterday and this morning has tended to making up accounts for the 23d inst. ; Consols for opening, '7Bi, 79; 3 per Cent. Con s* 7 8ii; Ditto for Account, 78j; 4 per Cent. new, 95, 94 i ; India Bonds, 4 per Cent. 9, 10 ; Exchequer Bills, 10, I) Pm. ; New 4 per Cent. Scrip, pm. Foam/ 4 Fuwns.-13razilian, 55, 6; Buenos Ayres, 58, 9; ( Alias!). 41, 3 ; Culombiun, 18.22, 40, 1 ; 1824, 43i ;' Greek, l a i s to 16 ; Mexican, 5 per Cent., 62, 643 • Ditto, 6 per Cent,. 42118 i ; Peruvian, 31, 3; Russian, 76i.. gni.axs.—Alliance Fire stud Lik, 3,2; Ditto Marine, li, ; Ilriti,4ll Iron, 26, 3, die. ; Anglo Mexican Mining, 20, 18, dis • ; Brazilian, 13, 11, die, ; Colombian, 2i to 8 . ; Tlalpuxahtut, 20, Pin; United Mexican, Two o' Clock. Coasoln, 78if ; Tteduced,773, 78 ; New Scrip, ; New . Fours, 94a ; Colatnbian, 423 to N ; Mexican, 622. Quarter past Two o' Clock. The Cou4ol Market is a shade lower. Present price in 713 i not much lt ! .iness doing. In South American and Colombian Ronda there is depression from yesterday of about Ito 14 per tent. LLOYD'S.—(Tins DAY.) The following• notice bas been stuck up at Lloyd's from the Brazilian Consulate-Goneral Office, addressed to Mr. John Bennett. request you will make it known to Masters of vessels, clearing out for' any'oethe Ports of the Empire of Brazil, that they will he' ttqpiired to produce on their arrival in Brazil, the Manifest of their Cargoes, Blank. Bills Loads, or Receipts and Custom House . Certificates, duly authenticated by the Braziran C "al, without which they will not be admitted to entry. Mani f:ll far Certification must be previously sworn to before the Lord Mayor, or presiding Magistrate at the Mansion-House or Guild (Signed) M. A. DE PAIVA.' THE LATE BISHOP OF PETERBBOROUQH. The death of this eminent Prelate, which took place, we be lieve, unexpectedly on Thursday evening last, naturally demands a brief reflection, and must excite no inconsiderable regret in the mind of every friend to theological learning. - Of 1)r. Marsh's early progress we do not know that many par ticulars occur worthy of being recorded. Ile was a member of „St. Joh n's( -('lime, Cambridge, and was much distinguished by ~,"n g Went his academical career, WrAnglers. and stood high on the list .6._During the Feeneh Revolution he published, while travelling 11, • Pamphlet in German, exposing the principles of . "'repierre'a G overnmen t, which brought him into the notice of , for which he was rewarded by a pension. 1 .,/le was Ara known as a theologian, by his translation of " n ohaslis'sjintr o d lic tiO n to the New Testament : a work whieb was univerNally received as one of standard utility. On receiving the tippeliitment oVikiargaret Professor of Divinity in the University of , catuliridg e , he was conspicuous for ltn active and conscientious discharge of th e d u ti es o f th a t o tti c c; 'rind in particular for , . ' . , ievival of it s ut ili ty . Di scont i nu i ng t h e f e j ',.. alai p ractic e a givkOf§ a few _prelections in Latin, he entered upon a criurse Ol'lettires in EngUalt, delivered on week days frkini the UniveMity - pulpit ; and which were, we believe, invatWle attended by a crowded audience. The publication of these leC tares, in sueceasive parts, has given tbe t4ological student one of his most valuable., treasures :.--the coon* la far from completed. Dr. Marsh's sule.equent elevation tit the lees of Llandaff, thence to Peterborough, did not interfere with the continuance of his theological labours. His admirable production " A Comparitive view of the Churches of England and Rome,"' de lames to be more.generally known; and, while his Lordship's public conduct has in some instances given rise to discussions, no one' has ever denied him the credit of most conscientious zeal in the discharge of Isis high functions, and the praise of great talent and extemive erudition, joined with sound an d rat i ona l Piety.- . It , OWBOTTIAM S PRACTICAL FRENCH' GRAM- , h aft --Those who are acquainted with Mr. Rowbotham's excel lent German Grammar will be highly gratified to learn that he has very successfully directed his attention to simplifying the 'ttainment of a language nearer home, which. is far more useful bethe gene ra l rea d er f rom it s un i versa l di ffusion , as ' well as ing th e l anguage of fas hi on an d polite conversation. In looking I! v er Mr, R.'s book we were glad to perceive the perspicuity of angement, and the fund of useful k now l e d ge i ntersperse d 'rough its pages. The difficulties encountered by a learner, in re nd,. bring o nn l anguage inte.another, have been smoothed with a • 144 , 1 ful hand, and the syntax of the participles will be perused wi th essential benefit, even by those who are already conversant with th e _..l,,„auakc.•_ The author possesses great advantag es over a a fu e r- .: 1110, from Lis apquaintanee with those little niceties a n d t urns - '" 4 Preasitrn which a native only can understand, and render fn. Ithe 'Writer, Min will find this book well w or th hi e 4 ltto , • THE KING'S COURT. Yesterday, at two o'clock, his Majesty held a Court . at his Palace, in Pall-Mall, which was attended by the Lord. Chancellor, the Lord President .of the Coun cil, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Trea sury, the Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment, the First Lord of the 'Adiniralty, the Chancellor of the Duchy of " Lancaster, the Master-General of the Ordnance, the President of the Board of Trade, the President of the Board of Controul,' the Lord Cham berlain, the Lord Steward of the Household, the Master of the. Horse, the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, the Recorder of London, who was admitted into the presence of the King in Coun cil, to make his Report of the - seven convicts capi tally convicted at the last April Sessions. His Ma, sty gave •audiences to the Earl of Liverpool and Viscount Melville. Lord• Lovaine and Colonel Whatley were the Lord and Groom in The Court broke up at half-past five o'clock. We regret to state that the Duke of York is "much . ' indisposed, though his Royal Highness does not allow his health to interfere with his exertions. Prince Leopold honoured the Marquess and Mar chioness of Salisbury witti_ his company to dinner on Tuesday, at their residence in Hanover-square. The Duchess of Kent took an airing yesterday in the Parks, in an open carriage. On Tuesday evening Prince Leopold honoured the Italian Opera House with his presence. Yesterday the Cabinet Ministers dined with the Earl of Liverpool. Yesterday the Lord Mayor entertained at dinner the Wards of Vintry, Tower, and Walbrook. His Lordship seems 'to, ' bee - giving dinner parties without intermission. We understand, indeed, that between two and three.thousand persons have already dined at the Mansion-House in the course of the present year. It is at present arranged that the House of Lords adjourn for the Whitsuntide recess from Friday to Wednesday, and the Commons from Friday to Thurs day next. On Monday the Bishop of London consecrated a new Chapel in Regent-square, at the, ,back of , the Foundling Hospital. Sir Christopher" Robinson, the Chancellor of the Diocese, and other Officers, attend ed the consecration. A letter from Mexico of the 15th of March states, that Mr. Morier was to leave that city in a few days for Vera Cruz, on his way to England. We expect shortly that official notice of the death of Queen ANNE, will reach the Extraordinary Gazette Office in the Strand. The Courier, which had the day before told all the world that the Governor of Sierra Leone was dead, last night gravely announced that the Governorship had become vacant by that melancholy event. The case of the will of Napoleon has been amicably settled by the parties who claim under it. They extol the disinterestedness and integrity of M. Lafitte, who did all in his power to fulfil the intentions of the tes tator. ' Charles V. observing that one of his pages had no horse, approached him with a threatening look, and demanded what he had done with it. " Sire," re- plied the young man, " I sold it to buy food for my father, who lies in prison for the crime of treason."— The King ordered a reward to be given to the page. — Souvenirs et Melanges. We recommend the following axiom to actresses : A woman ought never to appear in man's clothes ; for, setting the delicacy of the matter out of the ques tip, if she'be well made, she will look ill—if she look well, she must be ill made.---Brazen Head. _ _ ',t.oY meeting of the Subsciibers to Lloyd's took pince-yesterday, at twelve o'clook,for the purpose of electing Air. Alderman Thompson as a , Member of the Committee of Lloyd's, in the room of Benjamin Shaw, Esq., resigned. The chair was " 1 "." by Ntr. Sanderson, anti the proposition was car ried :nem. c0n...,:114: Dewar voted thanks to the chairman, and the mee — triigitiperse . it: It is reported that Alderman Thompson will be elected Chairman of the Committee of Lloyd's, which will have a favourable effect on his election for the» City, . • FIATTON-GARDEN--(Tuis DAY.) EViTICS OF SAFFRON-HILL. Three antiquated dames, named Benton, Simnionds and di Eel wards, were biOlight up in custody of the night c on stable of SaffronAill Wat e l l mtse, charged with robbing a gentleman of the name of Thompson of his inexpressibly+, hi the pockets of which were his watch, seven sovereigns, and a quantity of silver. It 9Peared-49 1 4 Abe evidence of the gentleman, that he had beets spending the evening with a convivial party, and having in dulged rather 'freely in the joys of the table, he found himself, on gettinginto the air, somewhat in the condition of poor Michael cassia—lie had "put an enemy in Isis head which stole away his brains," and in this unphilosophic mood, he was met by ono of the young ladies at the bar, who accosted him in the most dulcet syren tones of entreaty, beseeching him to accompany her to one of those temples of Venus, where love feels not the fetters of prudery. He, unfortunately, was in a jesting temper, and accepted the invitation. After a few short sweet moments of dalliance, he retired to bed, but awoke to the utter conviction of his fair seducer's infidelity, who had fletl, and left him destitute of his under garment, con taining his watch and money. The Magistrate observed, that this furnished another instance of the evils resulting from intemperamie. The prosecutor admitted the truth of the remark, and declared it should be a warning to him for the future. Other evidence was produced in support of the charge, and the three ladies were committed for trial, Benton as principal, the two others as accessaries. CORONERS' INQUESTS. Qn Tuesday evening a Jury were assembled before J. 11. GeLL, thi Coroner. foe. Westminster, , at the house of Mr. Toohey, it Illack Horse 'favern, in the Haymarket, on the body of Mr. James dimity, the eminent sculptor, who was unfortunately killed ..,3,o ng t o the furious driving of a butcher's cart. The deceased was riding on horseback up Ilegent-street,proceed ing CA-4MS the Ctiunty Fire Office ; a little a-head was a butcher's @art,Alri,at en furious a rate, that he was obliged either to pit his horse on the pavement, or go to the other side. The shaft of •the . eart struck the deceased's shin-bone with such vio lence, that it nearly knocked the horse down on which he was riding, and by the concussion the deceased was thrown. There were no carriages near the spot, and the road was quite clear. Air. Cutely used his utmost endeavours to avoid the butcher and cart, but could not. The Coroner (Mr. Geri.) now briefly addressed the Jury. H e said it was evident that the injury which the deceased received occasioned his death, and that in one of the widest streets of Lon don, through the wilful neglect and carelessness of the butcher driving his cart, and at a time when 'there was no carriage near the spot, and where the. width of the street is eighty feet. If occurrences of this kind,are to be considered merely as accidents in midi streets; We shall' have them constantly in narrower ones; for it is well known that these persons drive generally very rapid, and the manstioa it was his usual pares a ',federate one of eight miles 'an lMii,;• ‘lnigysopinien, ;I consider this case a fit one to go before anotlifr tr,ibunall it may possibly be the means of pre venting mimilar occurrences.' The Jury were decidedly of the same opinion , and unanimously returned a verdict of 211a n st aug hter ag ainst John Curtis,the driver of the cart. 4 - The Coroner.thonissucid his warrant for the apprehension of the prisoner, whom he ordered to be lodged in Newgate, and bound over the , witnesses to appear at the , Sessions. yesterday evening A n Inquisition was taken at the Turf Tap, in Tattersall's-yard, Grosvenor-place, before Mr. Grit, the Co roue**. for Westminstero on view of the body of William Jackson, who was killed by being run over by a carriage. The Jury re fitted a Verdict OL-Aceitlental Death. Deodand 61. on the inrriage and horses, - . LAW INTELLIGIiCE, COURT OF CHANCERIrrs DAY.) BACK V. ST ACKY...--E Xe.P.LiVrt , ZNJUIieVOIf. Mrs. HORNE said, he had an application to make for an P•l7- parte injunction, which pressed eiceeedilg r ly under , the following circumstance. The plaintiff Iris the. owner of . ttiro houses, arid the defendant one, in the city of Norwich ;' the defendant had pulled down his house, and was in the act of rebuilding it.with great rapidity, making it higher than ifwas •befofe,! and constructing it in such a way as to obstruct ancieurlights .and,air passages to the plaintiff's houses, thereby committing irreparable mischief. — Besides, the defendant intended to make windows overlooking the plaintiff's yard, which had not been overlooked before, and by which his property would be Very much deteriorated in ',value. — The motion, therefore, was, to restrain the defendant' from re building his house in a way to a ff ect the ancient-conviniences and value of the plaintiff's property. the LORDSHIP granted the injunction against obstructing the plaintiff's ancient light and air passages, at the same time direct ing the suliperna and notice' to be served ferthWith but the Court could not grant an injunction to restrain 'windows being made which would look into another person's yard or premises, as his Lordship knew from experience upon a question affecting pro perty of his owes. COLIMAN-STREET CHURCH BISHOP OF LONDON V. EDENDOROCICH, AND mutts.. His LOiDSIILP said; in this case, which cnme before the Court upon two -anon—the one calling upon the Court to Eximpel true tees who had executed the presentation to Mr. Pratt, to execute it; and the other having quite the contrary object ; he had to ask for some further information. The first question was as'to the validity_ of the Election by ballot; and, With respect to this point, the deed under which the parish claimed was as old as the year one thousand five hundred and eighty-six, or older, and the Court's opinion upon that, deed clearly was, that it required the interference of the one in appointing a clerk, except the feolTees in trust of the property,; hut, whether front necessity, or from any other cause, this had been deviated from, and the parish had in terfered in 'the elections for nearly- two ,years past, and therefore it was now too late to pay any attention to the original true con-. struction of the clued. At the last election, an alphabetical list had been made of the tuniies of the voterS, and the Court wished to know if it appeared from that list wboihe voters,.after they bad voted, had ,voted for. Counsel informed, the Court that it was impossible to say who the voters bad voted for. Mr. Scaaterr next observed, that sonic of the General Meet ings had been called " General Vestry Meetings," and others " General Meetings of the ComMittees ;" and he wished to know why the Meetings had been called "Meetings of the Committees." The Court was told• that it was impossible for any person - to explain the terra. His LORDSHIP said, the result was, whether this had been or bad not been a - good election ? And to enchre the Court to decide this question, he wished to know whether there were any passages in the answers of the trustees who bad refused to execute the pre sentation important to he pointed out. A great deal of discussion on both sides took plaCe at the bar, which ended in His Loansure's calling for the bills and answers, which he said he would look carefully into, and finally dispose of. Thus fir lie was prepared to .declare his opinion to be, that if there had not been a distinct agreement entered into by all parties, before the election was made, binding all parties to the result of the election, conducted as it had been, the Court could not declare the trustees bound by what had taken place, and therefore order them to execute the presentation. Counsel stated. that there was unwritten agreement to this effect ; the utmost to which this could be carried was, to infer that all parties had agreed to the election, conducted as it was, from the circumstance of their not having objected to it at the time of the election. Mr. ll.s.ux appeared for the parish, and only hoped the Court would not leave his clients exposed to all the feuds to which they had been exposed before the election was made, and which would be the result of a declaration that the late election VMS void. Mr. Suonzw contended the Court could do no otherwise than declare the election void. _ _ His Loot:mum was quite ready to say, that if the parish would take his advice, they neverwould elect a clerk again by ballot, or in any way in which the trustees could not say for whom the voters voted, because if this Court were to execute a trust, it was utterly impossible for it to do so, unle►s it knew for whom the different persons voted. OLD BAILEY.—(Tats DAY.) • These Sessions commenced this morning before the LOAD MAYO Baron Hutt.ocx, and a Bench of Aldermen. The fidlOw ing is a summary statement of the various offences with which the prisoners for trial severally stand, charged, viz.: Murder, ; burglary, 10; highway roldtery, 11 ; cutting and maiining, 1 ; house-breaking, 2 ; stealing in dwelling houses, 7; horse stealing, 1; cattle stealing, 1 ; bUrglary, 1 ; e mbattlement, 7 ; taking away a child with intent to steal from her pereon, 1 ; stealing from the person, 2S; receiving 'stolen:goods, I ; welling counter feit coin, 1 ; procuring counterfeitialin with intent,to circnba,.., 1 ; fraud, ; perjury, 1 ; attempting t o c ommit felony, 1 ; lar cenies, 105.--Tptal, 179. Of the above number 34 are charged with crimes alleged to have been committed in the ilty of Lon don, and 145 in the County of Middlesex. - James Spriggs was indicted fee assaulting Iliebard Betteridge voaniutheeofKlisn.g'6sdh.ighTwhe prwecutoray, a"-, steal* froto his personabat of the stated, tlu about eight o'clock on the Sth of April, he had liet;o driving his waggon through Lincoln's-inn-tields, when he bhl ,c'en accosted by same person whom he did not know: Hearing' iOnte noise ; behind the wag gon, he looked round, whereupatk.two persons (of whom the pri soner was one) rushed forward and knocked him down; his hat fell off, and he had not 'taxa it since., The prisoner was appre hended on the 13th of Apra, being pointed out to an officer by the prosecutor. On the part of the priaonee two persons were brought forward , who established an alibi to the satiafaction , of the Jury, whereupon he was acquitted. _ , . Baron Hui-Loci said, that this narrow escape ought to prove a warning to him. Michael Donovan was inflicted for burglary in the house of James Harris, and for stealing a quantity of cheese, bacon, and candles, therefrom. _ James Harris stated, that on the morning of the 14th of April he found the door of his wash-house end a window broken open, and missed the above articles out of his shop. W. Puller met the prisoner at Shorediteh, on the Monday fol lowing—perceiving his waistcoat torn, he suspected loon, and asked what he had done with the cheeses? The prisoner replied, " You are boning me." Whereupon, having matched the piece to the waistcoat, and finding they corresponded, he took him be fore a Maffistrate. The prisoner in his defence said, that he had purchased the waistcoat from a cast-chithwanan for 3d. The ; Jury returned a verdict—Guilty of stealing out of a dwelling-house, but nut of a burglary. Richard Saeihlej was indicted for stealing, from the dwelling house of John &Own; linen cloth to the value of 455. Janes Hills; an officer; stated, that 'on the 29th April he had wet the prisener in the evening, along with two others, teirrying ,tlie,cloth in, rotion. On asking them what they had, the two persons ran away, and he. apprehended the prisoner. • " The shopman of Mr. Brown identified the property. Verdict —Guilty of stealing under.the i value,of 4Ds. Hannah Green, ,wAs • indicted for iitealing in the dwelling house of Amelia Mind, a purse, and 4/. 10s. Mrs. Joyce lodged in the house of 31n4.alund ; the prisoner was nurse to the prosecutrir. Emetic Bund ; the adopted daighter of the prosenitrix, saw the money in a jar in a closet v which had been kept unlocked, on the 24th of April ; some person took it away a few days afterwards. Wm. Ballard, an Officer, searched the prisoner's hox on the 29th of April, and found a net purse there containing 108. ; lit after wards searched her husband, and found on him some money, which he at first said had been paid to him as wages; but when told that his master should be asked about it, he said that he hail received it from the prisoner, who then acknowledged having taken it out of the jar, and could not soy what had .tempted her to do it. Two persons were called, who gave her a good character— Verdict---Guilty—but recommended to mercy.. . THE RECORDER'S REPORT. The Recorder of London yesterday atteackl the Council, and made hie Report to the King of those prisoTtno .who were yet re maining under sentence of death in Newgite'; namely, C. Halckin, aged 27, and 'dt org ti grederick : StudeYY2o; for stealing in a dwelling-house to the value of 40e. and upw ar d p e t er Neadon, 20, and William Leech,,, for, a Xbhhity on the King's highway; Thomas Gurney, 23, John Smiths..2o, and Tomas Shaw, 26, for sheep-stealing; and Nl'iniarn Jones, 22, for bur glary ; when the law was left to take its coiiildiiporn Peter Nea don, William Leech, and William Jones, who are ordered for exe cution on Tuesday next. The ease of Thomss . Shaw stands over for further consideration. The other four:prisoners, together with J. Jones, and John 'Clartiner;Wini were reported last weak, era respited during pleasurv. SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. ASTRONOMY. Those engaged in the cultivation of this sublime and interesting branch of science are in a great degree a secluded, body, and their labours and discoveries have been little known and appreciated among the ge nerality of the world. The increasing diffusion of scientific' information, however, at the present day creates a greater interest for information of this kind ; and under this impression it is that we will now briefly state the substance of some of the most important re searches in thiS branch of science which have of late been carried on by:two of . our most eminent astrono;. mers, .J. T. W. Herschel; Esq. Sec. R. S. and J. South, Esq. F. R. S. The instruments employed be long to the latter gentleman, and consist of two tele scopes mounted equatorially, one of five and the other seven feet focal length, with a usual magnifying power of 133, but frequently much higher ones were used. The particular object in view was to examine those stars which, thOugh to the naked eye they appear sin gle, are yet by a powerful telescope shown to be corn posed of a larger .star and a smaller, or in some in stances two smaller stars. The results are published in the Philosophical Transactions for 1825, under the title • of 4 Observations on the apparent distances and positions of 380, double and triple stars." —This interesting cross of. celestial objects was first minutely examined by the late Sir W. Herschel, who published an account of them in the Transactions of 1779 anci 1784. The inquiry was taken up by his son, in conjunction with Mr. South, in order to re- examine these. stars, and ascertain whether any changes had taken place during that lapse of years in their re lative distances and positions'. Their examination was of the. most exact and careful nature, and pre sented Many interesting phenomena to their notice. The angles of position, that is the angle fonned by the line joining the great and small star,. with a fixed line, were determined with great exactness by means of appropriate micrometers, and compared with similar measures taken formerly by Sir W. Herschel, and at subsequent periods by others. By means of such companions it was ascertained that in numerous in stances the angle of position had sustained a very con siderable and regular alteration ; iii Others the distance between the two stars had changed. From these mea -1 sures and the computations deduced, to use the words of the authors, " The existence of binary systems, in zvhich two stars perform to each other the Vices of " sun and planet, has been distinctly proved ; and the " periods of rotation of more than one such :pair ascertained with something approaching to exactness. " The immersions and emersions of stars behind each " other have been noted, and real motions among them "detected, rapid enough to become sensible and mea " curable in very short intervals of time." Thus in fact has been fully verified and established, what was originally suggested and begun by the late Sir W. 1 - lerschel---" die creation of a new department of " physical astronomy, and the discovery of a class of " phenomena in the sidereal heavens, referable to the agency of attractive forces, and analogous to those " produced by gravity within the limits of our own ‘ 4 system." Out of 380 stars examined, 17 have been decisively show► to be binary systems : besides a great number in which the determination is open to some degree of doubt. Besides the discovery of this most important fact, many subordinate phenomena, of no inconsiderable in terest, presented themselves in the course of the inquiry. In particular, several of the stars were seen through the excellent seven-feet telescope, with perfectly round and well defined disks ; and many particulars respecting the colour and light of these bodies attracted the notice of the observers. Subsequently to the publication of this Paper, mr. 'south has communicated to the Royal Society an, ex tensive series of observations, in continuation of the research. And, lastly; we have to observe, that the particular object with whiCh the imuiry was ,first set on foot, was the determination of the parallaxof the fixed a strs. This object, though comparatively dim _ _ girded by the observers, when so many objects of new interest crowded upon their attention, lias not been lost sight of:, and, in particul4r, .Mr. Herschel, in a paper recently read before the Royal So ciety, has suggested some considerations.qtrising on a mathematical principle, which must rentleethe exist ence and amount of parallax easily appreciable by means of this class of observations contannul,for cer tain periods: and thus, we trust, wilbabortly , he set at rest, one of the most interesting and keenly contro verted questions which the science of astronomy pre sents, viz. whether it be possible , to calculate the dis tance of the fixed stars from the earth ? Those who have consulted the Gook's Oracle, have doubtless been struck with the singularity of the author's ideas upon the suhject.of invitations to din. ner, and surprised at the fact of every dish having been submitted to :a Committee of '!'ate, before its' receipt was alloWed to stand amongst the, variety which is recommended to the public in that celebnAcd book. We have met with one ,of the letters of invitation to this famed Committee of Taste, and we subjoin it. as a curiosity.. It is a rich specimen of eccentricity, but we confess, there is a good deal of point in the most singular of its provisions. Deur Sir—The honour of your company is refloated to dies with the Committee of Taste, on Monday next. The specimens will be placed upon the table at half-past flee o'clock precisely, when the business of the day Will immediately commence. I have the honour to be, Your most obedient Servant, • WM. KITCHINER, See. Warren-street, Pitzroy-square. At the last General Meeting, it was unanimously Resolved,lhat Ist. " An invitation to 'ETA . lIRTA . PI . mutt be answer ed in Writing, as soon at possible after it is received--within 24 hours at latest," reckoning from that on which it is dated otherwise the Secretary will have the profound Regret to feel that the Invitation hat been definitively declined. _ . 2dly. The Secretary having represented that the perfection of several of the Preparations is so exquisitely evanescent, that the delay of One Minute after their arrival at the Meridian of Con. coction, will render them no longer worthy of Men of Taste. Therefore—to ensure the punctual attendance of those Gastrophilists who on Grand Occasions are invited to join this high Tribunal, of Taste—for their own I'leaaure and the Benefit of their Country, it is irrevocably resolved, " That the Janitor be ordered not to admit any Visitor, of whatever emi nence of Appetite, after the Hour which the Secretary shall have announced that The Specimens are Ready." By Order of the Committee, , . WILLIAM KITCHINER, Secretary. This letter has been sealed with a motto, " Better never than late." This perversion of the old 'adage is not unworthy of imitation amongst gourmands. atideaten down to the g roun d by the flea, occasioned by the s harp north-easterly winds which The distinguished lady who recently gave a rout in her bed-room is excused , in the fashionable world upon th e groun d of never having said or done any . thing attic before. thThe county, a g , e h o be p :n Pl a a t n u ts ck e i n many of the gard ens o f have prevailed forgone time peat.--Sussex Advertinr. HANOVER ROOMS. The Concert of Ancient Music, at the above Rooms, last night, was one of the best we ever beard ; Pasta and Stephens were delightful in their different styles. Miss Stephens has a formidable rival (if.rivalry could exist between relations) in hot niece and pupil, Miss Johnson, who ...lig with great svvectriess, taste, and skill. The selection was cellent. NEW ARGYLL' 11:06k$. A fashionable and crowded :acne '.** attendeA 'ttia Concert of Mr. Nicholson and Miss Cook, last even ing, at these Rooms, attracted by a eclectic)* which promised a' promised a perfect entertainment. Thrl vocal department was sustained by Madame Caradori Allen, the Misses Stephens, Paton, Cooke, Tasker i • Betts, and Roche, Messieurs Begres, T. , Cooke. Sapio, Welch, Hawes, and Sapio, jun., ; and the instrumental was supported by several distinguished: performers. Sapio executed the grand sena front Der Freischutz in a style which, could we have for gotten l3raham, would have been deemed powerful. A Miss Binfield performed, on the harp, an intro duction, and air (Rule Britannia), with variations, most delightfully : her command of the instrument seems complete, and we: doubt if ,Ilochsa himself could have produced a more brilliant effect. "La Mia Cara, " by Begres, was deservedly applauded. Caradori was enthusiastically encored' in Una you poeo fa. Miss Paton's Banks of Alan Water, and Miss Cooke's When in. disgrace,., were • weedy sung ; and Miss Stephens, who came in late,. _and evidently fatigued, warble& like the nightingale, her enchanting notes At nearly the *Close, 'Mrs. Anderson evinced great powers in nfantasia on the piano -forte; and Mr. Belton gave a grand concerto on the violin, replete with all the difficulties that could be sewed, not des titute of taste, but about three-quarters of airhour too long. The chief novelty of the evening was a new concerto on the flute, combining all the 'beauties of melody and composition, which was executed by Nicholson with an effect that we cannot describe. The entertainment closed with the overture .Pro metheur. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. The, announcement of . the pl a y o f Cribeltne, for the benefit of Miss Foote, produced an overflowing house last night. Her personation of Imogene was an interesting and graceful performance ; but it must be 'confessed that she wants that depth and variety of expression to realize what we are apt to imagine of this exquisite creation of the poet. I here were passages, however, in which she was veryeffective. Tier best scenes were that in which she gives way to th e feelings o f joyous affection on hearing that Posthumus had come to Milford Haven, and the scene where the fatal letter of her abused. husband plunges hot into the agony or bewildered and broken-hearted sorrow.. The- Pont. humus of Mr. Macready was judicious and effective. His interview with Inchimo,' vvheit , taunted with the supposed proofs of his; wife's 'infidelity', Iviis':a:power ful.delineation of the inin4led etn4ti9 :;* na of, affec. tion, doubting, and Alespetr., , rrhe last scene was par ticularly, fine and energeti6 - ,. hi the character of /achimo, Mr. Bennet was respeetAble, bur his powers • of delivery were not'alWayi guitliio 4 ' 'Orrectness and , judrent. the d , -, in Rosalind; and we cannot oysl44rut,Ae. dream in general—some of them violat4 , ,all the rnoods and tenses of costume. The - applause Vas 'lo u d and fre quent. The petite comedy called - Afettrinitow, fol lowed ; and here, indeed, Miss:Fonte, as Clara ' , 'charmed - the audience by one of tbo most,„animated specimens of light and elegiint tonne acting that we have of late years seen. Her waltz song was raptti, rously encored, and never was it 11CConvinied by mot* of the graces of figure and motion. Veleival wail played by Mr. Macready, who proved ; on this occa mon, that though the sock was less familiar to hits than the buskin, he . could tread the stage in' it with becoming ease and animation. Miss Foote''aflerwarde performed Mogg'y AfiGlipin, for, the first time, iw . 11 manner that excited unqualified approbation.. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NXWMARKET SECOND SPRING:ME ETINo: 148. TUESDAY, MAT 9. , • The rsces to•day have afforded, excellent diversion, each of than being well contested. In the course of the evening rr .n be. very rhtisitizoner4l,*49lK has taken place on the Derby anti o,alcts, IRA, by dig ataup t ipee statement, it will he seen that l'snic is tiec O ciiiiii!4! : fityp ' by Malta point, while the tiencrhil, firAt w..s 4bobt, 1, is third at 6. to I. With the eves tion t.;t' osii` a others are nearly 'as before; Twatty, after lrir, ••rati,"Ni4 brought up, but at long odds.' A good (it'd-1%/mi dthne. , Vri. Oaks; Illignionette rose et' first ti point r,r. two, but *hist:Sega t ra nsitory ; in the coure.of.the evening she. relapsed 'lntel*? previous station in the odds. Tears is rettogrudiug. The Wit s up to 11 o'clock this evyning,were as follow t..„. ?,Y.• , • ' • ~ DEI4II 9to 2 apt Panic (taken) 18 . to tagg Sh.tiopeare 6 to 1 apt The Aloslern ':0 to 1 apt Advance • ~ ~ 6 to 1 apt The tieneral '2ii to 1 aggt. Trout 10 to 1 apt Derek. t 40 to 1 io. , ,st Centaur (talon) 11 to 1 agat I'Arthagn I , 10 to 1 apt Brother to Twatty 15 to 1 apt Monarch (taken) (taken) OAKA. •.Bto 4 apt Problem (taker]) 1 14 to 1 agAt llo.peep B,to I apt Mignionette (ttt 1 14 to 1 neat Elizabeth Bto 1 apt Paraphrit (ta ,, en) 20 :0,1 tight lord 14 to 1 apt Teari (taken) 1,145.t0 1 apt (lamelia 14 to 1 apt Rachael. I .:, , li, to 1 Agsi Louisa wstomrsibii:" Duke or Oraftottsk ;•11Ifetnek Nottoi. din, est. T.Y.C. 100 110Y*.' illestcr ileilo:l4 , tPlo a on l'lntrip Mr. Wortley's it eibtrrter; 3111*, ,, bid0 I4Ort l Egetarts Mk*. reel, Bet. Alb. D.A., 200 sort.tti,4,';..kiven honing. • • • three.yr.oldr4 , 'and wards ,A. Plate of 00i'sevp,;, , beingthe-ihir4 of the three, foe Lord o.li. Oevendgahisil).s4% titVlVYmedii 2 Handicap P uire of l4rafton's k 4, . NI% Bost Kc.. Turttft4l , l% • 3 Three drawn.—:, to angst th o wirlvct r —A,t9 4 on Ganytneds. The Scrub Stakes of lOtt esfih, o fur col t;., tillieN not named in the .Derby, ()aka, or „it idd*AtOtli Stakes. D. Duke of Grafioret, tiotshawk • , walked over Mr. Wortley's c. The Dragt,n, withdrew his stake and ye, abed 28/. 104.—Ten paid. , RUN, RI ANT) DRIVE. Captain Roach Macintosh, of Bury, flocks, untlertoOk, nn Tuesday morning, to run, ride, and drive u. on the trot, 4i~ miles it. thre.• hours.: The match was performed as follow*, on the M . nehead ground, prepared for the purpose. ThaVIIP. fain first corriniented pedestrian, and he accomplished hilkwork. well by running more than nine milea in :in hour. I,l4„fftze turned' eirehtehm, and galloped'2l tnilcs within the beta Cana drove the renviini g distance, in Ilitchcotk's is three minutiae withi n the given tiro. HAY MARKETS—('rum 11 y.)' ' (At per load of 36 trusses.) ' a Sr• hesyy Lowland: Meadow Hi; 4 21. be. to 31. 84. ; fine Upland, Meadow aid It e' Z . ': 81. Bs. to 41. lbs. ; Cl over Tray,' $l. 50. to 1) 1 . 616 1/. 10s. to 11. 12s. ; Wheat Straw, )L 12a. to ' ply limited, and trade a little brislc, Ana 406 6 eitz • surritrisLn.--Coaree hravy 2/. Os. to 31. Os. ; fine 104414,.., 41 , 4 r $l. Us. to 41. ; Clover Hay, glrikk - wt, te , ordinary fine, 4/. lbs. ; Oat Straw, 1,11. ' tanding StraNL thai l2e tz . ad to es l a t t ' T a wa s. is)A,e'ritill:l4,,Viii:4llll`lb and " 44 " • -)t;sl